Pros: Fast, great interface to use, LOTS of features. Synology is good about continuing to develop their product through firmware updates. I paired mine with 2 1TB WD EADS green drives RAID 1; has been taking my data in stride. They can go to at least 2TB at this point in time and probably more down the road, so I only have to buy new larger drives in the future.

Those with gigabit or wireless N will experience even faster speeds as 100 Mbit/wireless G is just too slow for this thing.

Cons: It's not the cheapest buy, however you're not just buying superior hardware, you are getting the development and features as well. It's the best bang for your buck in the long term in my opinion.

Other Thoughts: I've set mine up for remote access/management for myself and family. You just have to register a free DNS name (I used DynDNS) and then voila, you and others can get to the files provided you can allow port 5000 through firewall, and do a little port forwarding/DMZ configuration. Not too difficult, just make sure you have a newer router that has that capability.

Also, don't make my mistake when hooking the hard drives into the Synology motherboard. Make sure you plug the "L" shaped head of the included SATA cable into the hard drive and not the motherboard. It can be a little tricky plugging them in, then pulling them out again.